User Experience (UX) Designer
Location: CA, MB, Winnipeg
Department: IW
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
WHY WORK AT IMAGINET “Working at Imaginet is great! I get to work with leading edge technology as well as the some of the best developers, project managers and management in the industry.” -- Evan Bosscher, Application Developer at Imaginet“Imaginet enables me to use the latest tools and platforms to solve complex and challenging problems and encourages me to continue growing in my application development career.  My peers at Imaginet are some of the best and brightest developers in the country.” -- Tyler Doerksen, Cloud Application Specialist at Imaginet At Imaginet, our clients look to us to help them with their toughest projects using the newest technologies.  We are the technology partner who tames their chaos, who turns disruption into steady state and makes the unknown more predictable.  We are at the forefront of emerging technology trends, new product releases and shifts in the software development industry.  We are constantly learning about, and experimenting with the latest and greatest software platforms, controls, processes and design patterns. Our current projects include:•             Enterprise Mobility •             Dev Ops •             Business Intelligence •             Scrum/Lean/Kanban •             Enterprise Content ManagementIf you are passionate about being part of a leading edge software development team with a commitment to continuous learning, we want you as part of the Imaginet team.BalancePeople lead dynamic lives and not all personal commitments lie outside of 9-5.  At Imaginet, we recognize that our employees need the flexibility to support their families, hobbies, charities, and other interests to stay motivated and fulfilled.  Many employees work partially from home, start/stop work at different times or telecommute from a home office.  At Imaginet, it is passion and performance that counts, not which hours in the day you sit in the office.Personal DevelopmentWe want the best and brightest minds working with us.  Our employees are recognized thought leaders in software development and we encourage continued learning. Imaginet employees who wish to write exams are subsidized upon the completion of technical certifications and can receive raises for exemplary results.  We fund and encourage our employee’s participation at conferences with special interest in those who can speak on niche software development topics and practices. Imaginet has more Microsoft MVPs on staff per capita than any other Microsoft partner and we encourage employees to attend the MVP summits at Microsoft in Redmond.  Imaginet employees are very active in the local software community and lead .NET user groups in many of our employees residing cities.  We also encourage our employees to present internally via “lunch and learns” on topics of interest.Compensation                                                    Even though Imaginet is a great place to work, it’s still a job and you want to be paid.  We pride ourselves on our ‘promote from within’ philosophy and provide competitive compensations. We provide excellent health care benefits including eye, dental and disability.  We also offer overtime to our employees that want to work extra hours on select projects.Recognized LeadersImaginet is globally recognized within the software industry as a premier consulting and software development organization.  We are a multiple Microsoft Gold Partner, Telerik Gold Partner, #URL_eb33f3e87ac1203366e8701171cb1ef8a42857099f85613b3b7f029ffb751723# Partner and a founding member of the Lean Kanban University.   We are invited to speak at conferences around the world and have published numerous books under Microsoft Press.  In addition, we have many Microsoft MVPs, Virtual Technical Specialists (VTSs) and Regional Directors on staff. Our experience spans over 2,400 engagements, 1,100 clients, and over 17 years.  We are the world leaders in ALM on the Microsoft platform and 1st Ever Winner of the Global Microsoft Partner of the Year Award in ALM.

Job description:
Imaginet is a globally recognized leader in innovative software engineering and development practices. We are seeking a User Experience (UX) Designer who is very passionate about building usable solutions and who will be responsible for information design and development including user flows, mock ups, wire frames, and prototypes.  This candidate will have experience with user research, user testing, and user interviews.  The UX Desginer will participate in the design and development of highly interactive and task oriented web applications for high profile clients and will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and presenting interactive web projects to stakeholders.  The expectation is for the UX Designer to create and develop ideas from concept to reality by addressing business requirements and working with team members to design within the constraints of the engagement. Imaginet does not sponsor work visas. We will only consider local candidates willing to commute to the Winnipeg Area. 

Requirements:
3-5 years of experience with producing high level UX design and development (Portfolio of work required)Experience with information architecture for large scale web sites and intranetsExperience with building interactive prototypes and working with High Fidelity mock upsStrong knowledge of HTML and CSSStrong understanding of user needs, business needs, and stakeholder requirementsContribute to thought leadership and help create a unified vision for the user experience and product design for the teamInvolvement in all areas of project lifecycles and engagement with new technologies to support defined strategies and initiativesPresent design concepts and deliverables to the project team, as well as internal and external stakeholdersLead interaction design of the user experience for both web and mobile applicationsLead integrity of user experience design on significant concurrent projectsParticipate in the creation of design deliverables such as wire frames and page flow diagramsKeep current of usability and design best practices and developments, and share best practices and trends with the teamExperience with software tools for creating design deliverables: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Visio or AxureExperience with conducting usability assessments and heuristic analysis’s Preferred:Must have the ability to travel to client sitesExcellent verbal and written English communication skillsExperience with customer communications through social media platformsEducation:A Bachelor’s degree in Human Computer Interaction or related disciplines with equivalent experience in Human Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Web Design and Comp Sciences

Benefits:
Please visit the Imaginet Careers Page for details on benefits #URL_8c821a9db5fa8af043fa531ef037e4936846c1f98edd38a8d1422129c2c96256#